Houston (16-19) at Chi Cubs (20-14)
2:20 pm ET
Wrigley Field
The Astros are in the midst of a four-game stretch of day games, beginning with their finale at Coors Field on Thursday. They'll play three in Chicago at Wrigley Field, starting Friday.
Astros probable pitcher
Brian Moehler
- #38 RHP
- (0-2) 8.44 ERA 12 SO
Moehler had his best outing of the season in his last start, holding the Padres to one run over seven frames on Saturday. Since his return from the disabled list, he's allowed three runs over 12 innings spanning two starts. Moehler made his season debut against the Cubs at Minute Maid Park on April 8, but was knocked out after just 1 2/3 innings, during which he allowed seven earned runs. In his career, Moehler is 2-1 with a 3.09 ERA over 11 games (eight starts) versus the Cubs.
| W-L | ERA | IP | BB | SO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 75-93 | 4.77 | 1372.0 | 382 | 752 | .294 |
| Season | 0-2 | 8.44 | 16.0 | 5 | 12 | .389 |
| May | 0-0 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 3 | 11 | .277 |
| Vs. Chi Cubs | 0-1 | 37.80 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | .667 |
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Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Series at a Glance
- Fri, 5/15
HOU @ CHC - Sat, 5/16
CHC 5, HOU 4 - Sun, 5/17
HOU 6, CHC 5
| Standings - 05/15/2009 | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros (NL Central) | 16 | 19 | .457 | 5.0 | 8-10 | 8-9 |
| Chicago Cubs (NL Central) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 0.5 | 11-6 | 9-8 |
| Stats - 05/15/2009 | AVG | R | HR | RBI | SB | SO | ERA | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | .269 | 154 | 27 | 145 | 26 | 206 | 4.68 | 311.2 | 332 | 133 | 239 |
| CHC | .255 | 172 | 43 | 161 | 20 | 256 | 4.48 | 301.2 | 277 | 140 | 285 |
Randy Wells will make his second big league start Friday when the Cubs open a three-game series against the Astros, and he's pumped to use what he learned in the first one.
Cubs probable pitcher
Randy Wells
- #36 RHP
- (0-0) 0.00 ERA 5 SO
Wells acquitted himself admirably in his first Major League start Friday, pitching five shutout innings and extending his scoreless-innings streak to 10 1/3 to start his career. Wells wasn't terribly efficient, however, tossing 19 pitches in the first inning, 23 in the third and stranding two runners in each of the first three frames. Still, he settled and faced the minimum in the final two frames before the Cubs' bullpen took over and surrendered a late home run that cost Wells his first Major League win. The 26-year-old should get another shot with Carlos Zambrano still on the disabled list.
| W-L | ERA | IP | BB | SO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 0-0 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 5 | 6 | .147 |
| Season | 0-0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | .263 |
| May | 0-0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | .263 |
Astros hitters vs Randy Wells
| 2009 | 2004-2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitter | AVG | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | AB | HR | RBI |
| Berkman, Lance | - | - | - | - | .200 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blum, Geoff | - | - | - | - | .375 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bogusevic, Brian | .200 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bourgeois, Jason | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bourn, Michael | - | - | - | - | .444 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson, Chris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keppinger, Jeff | - | - | - | - | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee, Carlos | - | - | - | - | .222 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Manzella, Tommy | .167 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .444 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Matsui, Kazuo | - | - | - | - | .444 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Maysonet, Edwin | .500 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Pence, Hunter | - | - | - | - | .400 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Quintero, Humberto | - | - | - | - | .250 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez, Yordany | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutil, Wladimir | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Towles, J.R. | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vallejo, Jose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cubs hitters vs Brian Moehler
| 2009 | 2004-2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitter | AVG | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | AB | HR | RBI |
| Adduci, James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baker, Jeff | - | - | - | - | .200 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blanco, Andres | - | - | - | - | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley, Milton | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Castillo, Welington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colvin, Tyler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fontenot, Mike | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .417 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Fox, Jake | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fukudome, Kosuke | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| Fuld, Sam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill, Koyie | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Hoffpauir, Micah | - | - | - | - | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee, Derrek | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .350 | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| Miles, Aaron | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez, Aramis | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .389 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Soriano, Alfonso | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .375 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Soto, Geovany | - | - | - | - | .214 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Theriot, Ryan | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
